6 March – Two Wesleyan
Methodist classes were established in Sydney by Thomas Bowden and John Hosking—the beginning of
Methodism in Australia.[1]
1 July – The settlements at Port Dalrymple and Hobart Town are merged into a single colony of
Van Diemen's Land, administered from Hobart.[2]
10 July – Publication of report of the first detailed inquiry into the
convict system in Australia by a
Select committee on
Transportation. The committee supported
Governor Macquarie's liberal policies in general. However, the committee thought that fewer
ticket of leave should be issued and opposed the governor having the power to grant
pardons. The committee concluded that the colony should be made as prosperous as possible so as to provide work for the convicts and to encourage them to become settlers after being given their freedom.
26 November – 70,000
Spanish dollars in coins arrive in New South Wales on the Royal Navy ship
HMS Samarang. To prevent their use outside the colony, holes are punched though the centre of the coins to create "
holey dollars"—Australia's first official currency.[3]
^V. W. E. Goodin,
'Bowden, Thomas (1778–1834)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 29 May 2013.
6 March – Two Wesleyan
Methodist classes were established in Sydney by Thomas Bowden and John Hosking—the beginning of
Methodism in Australia.[1]
1 July – The settlements at Port Dalrymple and Hobart Town are merged into a single colony of
Van Diemen's Land, administered from Hobart.[2]
10 July – Publication of report of the first detailed inquiry into the
convict system in Australia by a
Select committee on
Transportation. The committee supported
Governor Macquarie's liberal policies in general. However, the committee thought that fewer
ticket of leave should be issued and opposed the governor having the power to grant
pardons. The committee concluded that the colony should be made as prosperous as possible so as to provide work for the convicts and to encourage them to become settlers after being given their freedom.
26 November – 70,000
Spanish dollars in coins arrive in New South Wales on the Royal Navy ship
HMS Samarang. To prevent their use outside the colony, holes are punched though the centre of the coins to create "
holey dollars"—Australia's first official currency.[3]
^V. W. E. Goodin,
'Bowden, Thomas (1778–1834)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 29 May 2013.